EAST ORANGE, NJ — The 10th-seeded Columbia High School girls basketball team lost at second-seeded East Orange Campus, 62-32, in the quarterfinal round of the 46th Essex County Tournament on Feb. 15. The Cougars moved to a 12-8 record. In earlier action, Columbia fell at West Essex, 51-45, Feb. 11 in a Super Essex Conference-Liberty […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Nigel Garcia, a junior, scored 20 points and freshman Jalen Robinson had nine points, but the sixth-seeded Columbia High School boys basketball team lost at third-seeded Seton Hall Prep, 67-37, in the quarterfinal round of the 74th Essex County Tournament on Feb. 15 in West Orange. The Cougars, who moved to […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The St. Joseph of Maplewood basketball teams enjoyed fine efforts recently. The girls eighth grade team defeated St. Joseph’s of East Orange on Friday night by a final score of 78-61 to move to 5-1 on the season. Summer Lonning had a CYO-career night with a double-double, including 27 points and 15 […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Freshman Bella Galatt scored 15 points and junior Corteney Provilon-Louis scored 14 points as the 10th-seeded Columbia High School girls basketball team upset seventh-seeded Payne Tech, 45-44, in the Essex County Tournament round of 16 on Feb. 8 at Payne Tech in Newark in a matchup of Super Essex Conference-Liberty Division teams. […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Sophomore Andrew Rowley scored 20 points and freshman Jalen Robinson had 16 points to lead the sixth-seeded Columbia High School boys basketball team to a 76-66 win over 11th-seeded Newark West Side in the Essex County Tournament round of 16 on Feb. 8 at CHS. Junior Nigel Garcia had 14 points, junior […]
Cougars are seeded No. 6; begin play in round of 16
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Columbia High School boys basketball team hopes to make a strong run in the 74th Essex County Tournament. The Cougars received the No. 6 seed in the 36-team field and will host a round of 16 game on Feb. 8 against either No. 27 Montclair Kimberley Academy, No. 33 Science Park, […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Columbia High School girls basketball team received the No. 10 seed in the 46th Essex County Tournament. The Cougars were scheduled to host either No 23 Belleville or No. 26 Weequahic on Feb. 6. The winner will visit No. 7 Payne Tech in the round of 16 on Feb. 8. The […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Former Columbia High School track and field and cross-country head coach Lisa Morgan has been hired as the Texas Christian University cross-country head coach. Morgan, who recently was the head coach of the Bloomfield College track and field program, led the CHS boys and girls indoor and outdoor track and field and […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Chris Darcelin had 16 points, Josiah Lawful had 14 points and Nigel Garcia had 13 points to lead the Columbia High School boys basketball team to a 70-49 home win over Shabazz on Jan. 25. Andrew Rowley and Jalen Robinson each had eight points, and John Marley had seven points for the […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Columbia High School girls basketball team defeated host Newark Collegiate, 58-33, Jan. 25 for its third straight win to improve to 8-4 on the season. Kaijhe Hall had 16 points, Shana Desir had 12 points and Bella Galatt had 10 points to lead the Cougars. Maia Little had eight points, Corteney […]